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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 303,840, dated August19, 188%.

Application filed June 18, 15154. (No model.)

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my ini Fig. 2 is a longitudinalvertical section of the same.

proved balingpress, showing it open.

Fig. 3 is a vertical cross-section. Figs. 4 and 5 are details to bereferred to.

Similar letters of reference indicate corre-' sponding parts in all thefigures.

My invention has relation to that class of baling-prcsscs in whichtheplunger or follower travels upward, operated by toggle-levers; and itis an improvement on Letters Patent No. 295,122, granted to me March 11,1884.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter A indicates the uprightrectangular frame, the wider sides of which are closed by walls B,extending from the lower end to a distance from the top of the frame,about one-third of the height of the frame being thus left open at theupper end of the same, The narrower sides or ends of the frame arecovered by walls 0 and D, one wall, C, ofwhich extends to the top of theframe, and has a slot at its lower end, allowing the togglelevers to beextended, while the,

other side, D,n1ay extend to the same height as the wider sides orwalls, and isslotted at its lower end in the same manner as the oppositewall.

E is the plunger or follower, the upper side of which is groovedtransversely at F for the insertion of the wires or hoops used in tyingthe halo. The under side of the follower is provided with fourlongitudinal beams, g 71, the two center ones, 1 being recessed at theirends for the reception of the guide-rollers H, which travel upon theinnersides of the two ends of the casing. The two outer beams, 12,5111)provided with downwardly-projccting arms I, one at each corner of thefollower, so as to regulate the follower and remove the friction of the'same in passing up and down in the press.

The upper ends of the long upper togglearms, J, are pivot-edbetweenthe'longitiulinal beams g, at the under side of the follower, andnear the longitudinal center of the same, and the said toggle-arms areagain pivoted at their centers between the upper ends of two pairs oflower toggle-arms, K, the lower ends of which are secured to crosspiecesL, forming trunnions at their ends, journaled in transverse bearings illin the lower end of the press- -fra1ne,' near the middle of the same.The trunnion-blocksf are formed, preferably, in two pieces, and securedby heavy plates 3,and belts with threaded ends passing through theplates and blocks and into the base-timber secure all the partstogether, while nuts on the bolts regulate the bearing of the trunnionby raisingor lowering the blocks, each independent of the other.

Two sheaves, N, are journalcd at the outer or lower ends of the longtoggle-arms, and a rope, O, secured at one end to the frame,passes overthese pulleys, and may be attached to a capstan or similar means fordrawing it at its other end, the rope serving to draw the ends of thelong togglc'arins together, thereby raising the follower.

The open sides of the upper portion of the press-box orframe are closedby two hinged doors, 1 opening to the sides, which doors are composed oftwo longitudinal bars, Q, hinged to the posts 'of the frame, as shown inFigs. 1 and 4, and a number of vertical slats, R, secured to the innersides of the longitudinal bars, having'spaecs between them for theinsertion of the tying wires or hoops. The free ends of the longitudinalbars of the doors are cut out to rest, with the reduced ends S, thusformed, against the outer sides of the cornerposts, and thesaid reducedends are secured or locked by means of a vertical locking-bar, T, (whichis provided with a bearingplate at each end, as shown,) hinged upon theouter side of the corner-post, swinging over the ends of thelongitudinal bars, and an arm, U, pivoted at one end between two lips,V, proiectingfrom the lockingbar, is adapted to be heldin a hook orcatch, XV, upon the outer side of the door, preventing the locking-barfrom swinging out from the ends of the door. A plate, X, having twoormore vertical reenforcing bars, Y, is pivoted at its lower end abovethe upper end of the side D of the frame upon a rod, Z, passingtransversely through the re-enforeing bars, and secured at its ends inthe corner-posts, so as to have a small amount of play for its upperend, and an cecentric cross-bar, A, is pivoted transversely upon thecorner-posts of the frame, near the upper end of the pivoted plate, andhas a pivoted handle, B, at its upper side, which may be caught in ahook, 0, upon the upper end of the frame, the said eccentric cross-barserving to force the upper end of the plate inward when the handle isreleased, allowing the compressed bale to expand longitudinally andrelease the bail near the upper edge of the doors, and on their innersides the slats are cut away a portion of their length, so as to formshoulders Z, upon which rest the top of the press. This top, which Ihave designated in the drawings as D, consists of two longitudinal bars,a, joined together by means of a partition or bottom, b, the sides ofwhich rest upon the shoulders Z, formed on the slats. The lower face ofthe top is grooved transversely in such manner that the said grooves,when the top is closed, will align themselves with the spaces leftbetween the slats R of the hinged doors I, and also with the grooves inthe follower, and upon the upper surface of the top may be secured abail or handle, to. assist in sliding the said top endwise.

Upon one end, 0, of the frame A, I secure two bearings, c, in which arejournaled the pivot-pins d of aswinging frame or platform, E, whichconsists of two side rails or guides, and a cross-bar, the side railsbeing formed with ways, on which travels and upon which is supported thetop D when the said top is drawn from out of its normal position. Nearthe outer ends of this platform are pivotally secured two arms orbraces, e, and on the frame are lugs or stops, against which the bracese bear when the frame is raised in the position shown in Fig. 1. Whennot in use the frame and braces are permitted to drop down to the sideof the press. Thus I am enabled by this construction to more rapidly andeco nomically handle the product placed within the press. This is animportant feature in the construction of my press, as the hinged doorsI, which are composed of two longitudinal bars placed at the extremeends of the slots, as before described, are so arranged as to admit of afree passage for the tyingbands or wires, by passing them through theupper ends of the open slots immediately after the pressing of the hayor other material is begun, and returning the wire or band as soon asthe follower is up to the lower end of the slotted door, and the hookingor tying is begun as soon as the hooks can be gotten together. All ofthis is accomplished while the bale is being pressed to completion, and

without the interference of any bars, slats, or anything, which is ofgreat importance, first, in holding the material pressed in its compactshape; and, secondly, by using shorter ties or wires, and of greatvalue, as proven by experience, the saving of much time and labor overthe old way of throwing the doors open or passing the wires around orbehind the longitudinal beams.

IVhen the press is to be used, the sides and top of the press-box areopened, and the hay or other product to be pressed is packed into thelower portion of the box until it reaches the open sides, when the doorsare closed and locked and the pivoted side piece forced inward. Theremainder of the box is now filled, and the top closed and secured, whendraft is applied to the rope, which draws the ends of the longtoggle-arms together, raising the follower. WVhen the follower reachesto a level with the upper edges of the rigid side pieces of the frame,the wires or hoops arcinserted through the grooves of the follower, andof the top piece passing through the openings between the, slats of thedoors, through which the ends may be drawn and secured together, whilethe follower is completing the pressing of the bale, when the doors maybe opened, the side piece released, and the top opened immediately afterthe completion of the stroke of the follower, the tying beingcompleted-at the same time as the pressing-with all the sides of thepress closed, and the bale may be removed and the follower allowed todrop down again, when the same operation may be repeated.

It will be seen that, by having the follower passing above the loweredges of slatted hinged doors in completing its stroke, the wires orhoops may be inserted and tied before open ing the doors, thus savingtime and prevent ing the bale from expanding before tying it, which isthe case when the sides of the pressbox have to be opened for thepurpose of se-' curing the ties. It will also be seen that by having thelower toggle-arms pivoted in pairs at the lower end of the frame, andhaving the longer toggle-arms pivoted at their middle between the endsof the lower arms, the pieces of the lower end of the frame in which thelower ends of the lower arms are pivoted may be placed at the lowestpoint of the frame resting upon the ground, which is advantageous, asthe heaviest strain falls upon that portion of the frame, the lower endsof the long toggle-arms in this construction of a press passing betweenthe lower arms above the journaled cross-pieces, all as explained andillustrated in my formerpatent.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. The press-frame A, forming the pressbox at its upper end, incombination with the sliding top D, provided with transverse groovedbottom I), and the swinging frame E,

the follower E, having its upper face grooved, and the sliding top D,having its lower face grooved, the said grooves and spaces beingrespectively in alignment, whereby the tying material can be readilypassed entirely around the hale while yet in the press, substantially asherein set forth.

D. BRODHEAD HENDRICKS.

Vitnesses:

F. A. Vvnrnns, CHARLES E. JOHNSTON.

